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Kirsty York eschewed industry norms to open her tattoo studio—now she’s dominating with her unique style

Kirsty York eschewed industry norms to open her tattoo studio—now she’s dominating with her unique style

by Madison Lauterbach | Feb 11, 2021 | Badass Women, Features, Local Business

//Owner of Blackbird Ink Kirsty York, right, consults with client Hannah Fortune about her first tattoo at the Lafayette tattoo shop on Sept. 11. Photo by Ali Mai | [email protected] After Kirsty York was fired from the tattoo shop she worked at three years...
Jordan Jasinski on tattooing, mental health and her journey into the realm of fitness

Jordan Jasinski on tattooing, mental health and her journey into the realm of fitness

by Esteban Fernandez | Feb 6, 2021 | Badass Women, Features, Local Business

//Jordan Jasinski tattooing a client at Urban Element Tattoo in Denver on Feb. 6. Photo by Madison Lauterbach | [email protected] The secret to success in the tattoo business? Paying your dues. It’s a creed that Jordan Jasinski swears by. There is no shortcut...
Chelsea Lewinski returns to the art scene professing her One Love

Chelsea Lewinski returns to the art scene professing her One Love

by Annie Burky | Jan 14, 2021 | Arts/Entertainment, Badass Women, Features

//Chelsea Lewinski working on her Bob Marley mural located at Denver Limo Inc. on Jan. 12. Photo by Esteban Fernandez | [email protected] This week, Chelsea Lewinski unveiled her first large mural following a wrist injury in October. The mural is on a wall at...
Jessica Christie empowers couples to own destination elopements, inspiring other women along the way

Jessica Christie empowers couples to own destination elopements, inspiring other women along the way

by Lexi Reich | Jan 26, 2021 | Badass Women, Features, Lifestyle/Culture, Local Business

//Jessica Christie photographing a couple on a snowy road. Photo provided by Christie. Jessica Christie was 15 feet off the ground photographing a newlywed couple scaling a mountain when she thought to herself, this is it. As the bride and groom were intertwined in...
Women are left out of vital leadership roles in the arts scene

Women are left out of vital leadership roles in the arts scene

by Lexi Reich | Apr 20, 2021 | Arts/Entertainment, Equity, Features

//Artist Amy Lummus sits beneath a portrait of her daughter, Penny, at the Electric Cherry Shop + Studio in Olde Town Arvada on April 16. Photo by Esteban Fernandez | [email protected] With arched backs and mouths slightly agape, Amy Lummus’ pin-up portraits of...
Charlie Billingsley gives Black girls their flowers with pop-up museum in RiNo

Charlie Billingsley gives Black girls their flowers with pop-up museum in RiNo

by Lexi Reich | Apr 1, 2021 | Arts/Entertainment, Equity, Features

//Creative Director Von Ross (left) and Founder Charmaine “Charlie” Billingsley (right) at the Museum for Black Girls in Denver on March 31. Photo by Karson Hallaway | [email protected] As a Black female photographer, Charlie Billingsley struggled...
Women have made comic books inclusive from the beginning

Women have made comic books inclusive from the beginning

by Anna Sutterer | Jul 14, 2021 | Arts/Entertainment, Features

//Artwork for the in-progress comic “Kauai: A Polynesian Tale of Beauty and the Beast,” a cross between the traditional French Beauty and the Beast and the Hawaiian story of Kamapuaʻa and the fire goddess Pele by Kristina Maldonado Bad Hand. Courtesy photo Kristina...
Denver artist Moe Gram and the power of empathy

Denver artist Moe Gram and the power of empathy

by Madison Lauterbach | Apr 6, 2021 | Badass Women, Features

//Moe Gram, Denver-based artist, educator and public speaker, sits in her home studio in Denver on Jan. 11. Gram’s work is a blend of her passion for social justice and art. Photo by Polina Saran | [email protected] When Denver artist Moe Gram was growing up, she...
Fernanda Durmer’s golden dreams forge Universal Deco

Fernanda Durmer’s golden dreams forge Universal Deco

by Emma Jerry | Oct 7, 2021 | Features, Local Business

//Fernanda Durmer stands inside her studio on the top floor of her home on Sept. 23. Photos by Esteban Fernandez | [email protected] Fernanda Durmer was only three years old when her father left their family home in San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica, for the...

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